Tax collection creaking along
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has managed to collect more revenue than targeted in the first half of the financial year. This performance...
Academic activities to fully resume today under SOPs
ISLAMABAD: The primary and middle schools, as well as universities, will reopen for students across the country on Monday after being closed for nearly...
FM denies handing over Pearl murder accused to US
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi clarified on Sunday that Islamabad is not handing over the prime suspect in US journalist Daniel Pearl murder...
President lists 10 books for people to pay heed to
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for the promotion of book reading culture to enhance knowledge and suppress biases.
In a video message on...
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all...
Former Chinese envoy lauds Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: China's former defence attache in South Asian countries, Cheng Xizhong has said that Pakistan's diplomatic efforts on Kashmir issue have achieved remarkable results.
In...
WHO team visits Wuhan market where first Covid infections detected
WUHAN:Â A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 visited Huanan market on Sunday, the now-shuttered wholesale seafood centre in the...
Russia detains over 2,700 at protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny
MOSCOW:Â Police detained more than 2,700 people and broke up rallies in Moscow and across Russia on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny...
Venus crushes Rus to set up Kvitova showdown in Yarra Valley Classic
SYDNEY: Former world number one Venus Williams produced a vintage display to outclass Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus in straight sets and storm into the second round...
Man City move three points clear as Man United draw at Arsenal
LONDON: Manchester City opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand to come as Pep Guardiola’s...
Rs210bn retrieved from land grabbers, says Akbar
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Mirza Shahzad Akbar on Sunday unveiled that the government had recovered Rs210 billion from...
Osama bin Laden used to finance, support Nawaz Sharif, claims former ambassador
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Abida Hussain has said that Osama Bin Laden had supported and funded former prime minister Nawaz...
NADRA reverses 240 promotions on directives from interior minister
Acting on the orders of Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has reversed the promotions of 240 persons...
PM Imran to answer public’s questions tomorrow
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in lieu of keeping his promise to be answerable to the people, will be taking calls from the public on...
CPI, core inflation lower than time of PTI govt formation: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the government’s efforts were coming to fruition as both the consumer price index (CPI) and...